Baby Rock Urchin?

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  1. Ruminus

    Ruminus Astrea Snail

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    Just found this tiny little guy while feeding the tank. All I can figure is my pair of Rock Urchins have had a visit from the Aquastork. Anyone else agree? He's about 2mm diameter.
     

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  3. Ruminus

    Ruminus Astrea Snail

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    Not an urchin. Some kind of a polyp/anemone. He's attached to a snail, which is why I thought he was moving. :)
     
  4. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Looks like a ball anemone.
     
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  5. Ruminus

    Ruminus Astrea Snail

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    Thanks for the input. On further research and a closer look, I think I agree. There are some accounts of them getting to be a problem. Remove, leave it alone, other thoughts?
     
  6. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Most say to leave them alone, but they will irritate some corals. I have several (started with a couple) that I would prefer to get rid of. I did manage to get them to move out of my zoas and into dark spots under rocks where there aren't corals, so that was good enough for me LOL.
     
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    Ruminus Astrea Snail

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    You got them to move? Played really loud music for a couple weeks and offered to hire a nem moving service?:cheesy: I keed!

    How!? Just careful picking and replacement?
     
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  9. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Sorry, missed your question till now.
    I injected mine in the mouth with lemon juice. They didn't like that, so they moved LOL.